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ChemE Student Recognized with Cressy Award
Bo Zhang (ChemE 1T4)
Congratulations to 4th year students Bo Zhang for being one of this year's recipients of the Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards, which recognize graduating students for outstanding contributions to improving the world around them and inspiring others to do the same. Since honing his skills with the Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) program, Bo has lead a variety of professional development clubs and organizations, including roles as president of the Engineering Athletics Association (EAA) and chair of the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering (CSChE) U of T Chapter. He also established the Engineering Basketball League.
The awards were presented at a ceremony last night in Convocation Hall, which also marked the 20th anniversary of the awards.
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April 17, 2014
Volume 31, Issue 6
In this issue:
Departmental Offices
Announcements
Chem Eng Events
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Departmental Offices |
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Graduate Office
M.A.Sc. Bypass Oral Examination – D. Rodenhizer
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in TMDT/MaRS 12-710 at 2 pm
Research Topic: DEVELOPMENT OF A PATIENT SPECIFIC DRUG SCREENING PLATFORM FOR HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA USING CANCER STEM CELLS
Committee: Chair: Prof. E. Master; Supervisor: Prof. A. McGuigan, Prof. L. Ailles (Co-supervisor); Other Member(s): Prof. M. Radisic, Prof. B. Wouters
Ph.D. DEPARTMENTAL ORAL – A. Vega
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in WB115 at 10 am
Thesis Title: FORMATION, CHARACTERISTICS AND ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES OF NANOPOROUS METALS FORMED BY DEALLOYING OF TERNARY-NOBLE ALLOYS
Committee: Chair: Prof. D. Perovic; Supervisor(s): Prof. R. C. Newman; Other Member(s): Prof. E. J. Acosta, Prof. D. W. Kirk
Graduate Awards
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
Open to Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident as well as International Scholars.
Application Opens: October 15, 2013
International Online Deadline: Friday, March 21, 2014
Domestic Online Deadline: Friday, May 9, 2014
Research Office
Nanoporous metals fabricated through electrochemical dealloying of Ag-Au-Pt with systematic variation of Au:Pt ratio
Vega, A.A., Newman, R.C.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 161 (1) pp. C1-C10
Beneficial effects of adsorbate-cinduced surface segregation of pt in nanoporous metals fabricated by dealloying of Ag-CAu-CPt alloys
Vega, A.A., Newman, R.C.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2014, 161 (1) pp. C11-C19
High-throughput fingerprinting of human pluripotent stem cell fate responses and lineage bias
Nazareth, E.J.P., Ostblom, J.E.E., Lücker, P.B., Shukla, S., Alvarez, M.M., Oh, S.K.W., Yin, T., Zandstra, P.W.
Nature Methods 2013, 10(12) pp.1225-1231
OH-initiated heterogeneous oxidation of cholestane: A model system for understanding the photochemical aging of cyclic alkane aerosols
Zhang, H., Ruehl, C.R., Chan, A.W.H., Nah, T., Worton, D.R., Isaacman, G., Goldstein, A.H., Wilson, K.R.
Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2013, 117(47) pp.12449-12458
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Lectures at the Leading Edge - Last call for Nominations
We are now planning our Lectures at the Leading Edge seminar series for the 2014-2015 academic year. Please forward your nominations to Cecilia Konney (cecilia.konney@utoronto.ca) by
Friday, April 18 (deadline extended).
To assist in the nomination procedure, please provide the following particulars of the nominee:
Name, affiliation, department,
URL,
Departmental Cluster that best aligns with the proposed lecturer, reason for nomination (in a few sentences)
Please be as specific as possible in your reasons for nomination and include a short description of how this researcher has influenced his/her field, as this information can be elucidated only by a researcher already familiar with the nominee’s field. Please also include a copy of the nominee’s CV, and a list of his/her recent and most significant publications.
Please note that, by putting forth a nomination, you are agreeing to host the lecturer. A list of hosting duties can be obtained from Cecilia.
U of T Bring Our Children to Work Day 2014
On Thursday, April 24, you are invited to bring your daughters and sons, currently in grades 4 to 7, to work! For more information and a list of available tours and registration information, please visit the HR site.
2014 Summer Safety Training Schedule
Part I: In-Person training , Monday, May 5, 2014, 9:30 to 11:30 am, BA-1160
Part II: On-line training (to be completed prior to the in-person exam)
Part III: In-Person Examination, Thursday, May 8, 2014, 10:00 to 10:30 am, WB-116
The training is compulsory for all summer students/personnel, including those in volunteer positions and on co-op placements.
ILead ChemE Summer Program
ILead ChemE Summer Program is a learning initiative program for students to learn about leadership through the process of self-discovery and team-building. If you have any students in your labs or offices who would be interested in joining us once a week, please feel free to have them attend the 1st session, Friday, May 9 or contact Cecilia in WB 218 for more details.
Spring Convocation is Coming - Save the Date!
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry will celebrate the convocation of our graduate and undergraduate students in the morning of Wednesday, June 18. A series of activities will be hosted on that day to mark this special occasion. Faculty and staff are invited to participate - details coming soon, save the date!
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April 18, 2014 - Good Friday: The university will be closed.
April 23, 2014 - Celebrating Engineering Excellence
May 15 - 16, 2014 - 16th Regional CSChE Ontario-Quebec Biotechnology Meeting (OQBM). Early bird registration for this student-focused meeting ends on April 15. The abstract submission deadline is April 24.
May 19, 2014 - Victoria Day: The university will be closed.
May 28 - June 1, 2014 - Spring Reunion: If you graduated in a year ending in 9 or 4, visit the U of T Spring Reunion website to plan your visit and register for events, including the ChemE Lunch and Tour on Saturday, May 31. We hope to see you there!
June 18, 2014 - Spring Convocation: 10 am - 12 pm, more details coming soon.
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